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This is the only "Carry On" film not to feature any actors who appeared in Carry on Sergeant (1958), the first film in the series.
As critically panned as the film was, and as embarrassed as most of the cast were by the finished result, it somehow made more money at the UK box office than either of the dramatic Columbus films from 1992, 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992).
Frankie Howerd was originally cast as the King of Spain, but died before filming started. The second choice was Bernard Bresslaw, who was busy appearing in the stage show Wot a Carry On in Blackpool.
Jon Pertwee stated in his memoirs and interviews that he thought had been offered a role in Ridley Scott's film 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) and was very upset to discover it was a Carry On film.
Many of the younger cast members from "alternative comedy" backgrounds attempted to improvise their own material, but director Gerald Thomas angrily vetoed all their attempts, as he wanted this film to be true to the spirit of the prior Carry On entries. However, in the interests of fairness this also meant that Thomas had to forbid improvising by the few remaining Carry On veterans in the cast, something he later admitted worked to the film's detriment.
"Fatima: You mean, the sharks won't eat me whole? Marco the Cereal Killer: Oh, no! I'm told they spit that bit out first!"
"Christopher Columbus: [a slave presents the Chief and Columbus with cigars] What do you make of it? Mordecai Mendoza: Some kind of vegetable? Looks like old dried cabbage. [Columbus takes a bite] Mordecai Mendoza: What does it taste like? Christopher Columbus: Horse shit. Mordecai Mendoza: Is it cooked? Christopher Columbus: If it is they should shoot the cook. [the slave lights the Chief's cigar] Christopher Columbus: Well I'll be damned! Look at that. They cook it while you're eating it. Mordecai Mendoza: So try it cooked. [the slave lights Columbus' cigar. He has a puff] Mordecai Mendoza: What's it taste like now? Christopher Columbus: Still tastes like horse shit."
